West Chicago Schools
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Immaculate Conception sinks St. Francis in OTFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - It looked bad for Immaculate Conception's Antonio Taylor when a foul knocked him to the floor and he stayed down. The linebacker-tough senior drew relieved laughs from K...
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Merrithey, Miller lift Glenbard East with 3-point shootingFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - The 3-point shot offers a couple of benefits to a basketball team. The first is tangible - 3 points for one trip through the hoop - while the second is harder to quanti...
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Candidates plenty, tax issues few on DuPage ballotFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - While there are plenty of candidates in DuPage County seeking office on the April 7 ballot, conspicuously absent is the usual glut of tax-increase requests from the myri...
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Wheaton North wins share of DVC for first time since 1991Feb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - With a chance to clinch at least a share of the DuPage Valley Conference title Thursday night, the Wheaton North girls basketball team headed to Carol Stream for their g...
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Franzen students chip in to pursue world recordFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Teachers at Franzen Intermediate School in Itasca knew they wanted to do something special for Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday. When they discovered they could help bre...
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Elgin High School students clean up their own backyardFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Today, Elgin High School teacher Deb Perryman's environmental science students are working with ecologists from Tallgrass Restoration group to beautify the school's natu...
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It's like a free book-of-the-month club for Fox Valley kidsFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Economists are notorious for proclaiming "There's no such thing as a free lunch." Well, if there isn't, then the Imagination Library is pretty darned close to proving th...
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Itasca's Franzen school names new principalFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - From a pool of about 100 candidates, Jeffrey J. Murphy was chosen to be the new principal of Franzen Intermediate School in Itasca. Murphy is currently the assistant pri...
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Feb. 14 takes on tragic connotations for manyFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - For some people, tomorrow will be romantic. For others, it will be depressing. For many in the area, Valentine's Day will be a reminder of a horrific event, the shooting...
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Timothy earns 'long overdue' win over WaltherFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Shannon McNeil jumped up and down with Anneke Stremler, giddily yelling "we have to go out for some food!" Dessert couldn't possibly be this sweet. Stremler's two free t...